Novice-class

Magic 101
Natural Magic, Caster, Caster link, Juice, Scroll, Magic Item, Spell, Grandiocosmic Strings, H-strings, Channels, Nodes, Dictums Caster proficiency: Novice – Adept – Master

Proposed Canon

Novice-class is the starting proficiency of a caster, with rudimentary knowledge of a given discipline. All popped casters start as novices in their own discipline, with little or no skill in other disciplines except a few basic spells such as Hoboken or Powerball.

Casters who gain expertise and insight can advance to Adept-class; the circumstances and benefits of this graduation are as-yet unknown. Novice status does not have a direct relationship with level, but there are no known examples of casters who are still novices in their own discipline after level 3.

Speculation

When casters learn disciplines outside their own, they start as Novices in them.

Known Novices

• Wanda when she was a level 3 Croakamancer.^{IPTSF Text 7} Note that by Turn 8 AW, as a level 8 Croakamancer, Wanda is Master-class.^{TBFGK 127:10}
• Again Wanda, but as a Thinkamancer, Turn 6 AW.^{TBFGK 84:7} Unless Maggie is using the term novice rather then Novice, which is possible.
• Roger, as a Lookamancer.^{Hvs.tCF 249}